Freedom day insists journalists are crucial to battling it. And urban music loses one of its most cherished ambassadors we look back on the life and legacy of algerian singer edith. Thank you very much for joining us Afghanistans Health Ministry is raising an alarm over the spread of coronavirus a small study with random tests in kabul suggests that a 3rd of the residents could be affected meanwhile russia has reported a 50 percent rise in the rate of infections over the past 3 days with more than 10600. 00 new cases on sunday but the government says the mortality rate has slowed. And just as spaniards are enjoying the outdoors a country is reporting a fall in covert 1000 deaths with 164 fatalities the Health Ministry says infections have been the lowest in nearly 7 weeks now the number of people have died from corona virus in the u. K. Has nearly reached out of europes worst affected country italy the British Government announced 621. 00 more deaths on sunday taking his total death toll to just over 28000. 00 Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has said the u. K. Has passed the peak of infection is due to outline how the government will ease restrictions in the next few days. To sudan now when nearly 8000000 people in the capital khartoum are marking the fasting month of ramadan under lockdown but with the country facing an economic crisis stocking up for the month has been very hard for many especially for families who rely on day to day income heba morgan reports its time to prepare the evening if star meal but so odd and her daughters are in no rush theres not a lot to be cooked so ive said she wasnt able to stock up on food before sudans capital her tomb went into lockdown 2 weeks ago and when people are allowed to shop or essential needs during a 7 hour window she says she doesnt have enough money to buy everything she needs but the Little Things have become very expensive the prices of oil flour and sugar have all gone up under it expensive to even get to the marcus we cant afford many things especially in bulk these days we managed to have food to break our fast food sometimes we go to bed with those of fulton or before the next days fast and so on and this hike in market prices has been more difficult to bear since her husband stopped working a day to labor he says since the lockdown was imposed no one has called him to offer work. Before the lockdown i would in about a 1000 or 1500 pounds a week by doing construction and different parts of cartridges but now there is no public transport so i cant go and look for work and no one wants to hire people because of the virus. The lockdown was imposed by the government to contain the spread of the corona virus or corbett 19 but even prior to it sudan has been witnessing a rise in the price of basic commodities because of a long running economic crisis but the economy has taken a steeper downturn over the past few months with the value of the sudanese pounds seeming to drop each day against the dollar presses have become affordable for many in heart some factions rely on daily labor which is no longer an option so theyre forced to live with the little they can afford sudans government has announced that it will distribute basic commodities to those in need to earn ramadan its also launched programs offering goods at below market prices. Were distributing goods and social support to the poor and the families affected by the lock down and this will continue in the coming days according to the show joel the support is meant to reach 560008 in need of support and then there are those in other categories also in need of assistance and we will reach them off to supporting the vulnerable. So id and her husband say theyre yet to receive any assistance for ramadan and they say if the lockdown which is due to come to an end in a week is extended theyre not sure how theyll survive beyond that with no job and no income people morgan aljazeera. Saudi arabias share market has slammed by nearly 7 percent after its finance minister said the kingdom would take painful and drastic measures to help its economy monitor don says the action is needed to phase the double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and no oil prices governments projects will be slowed down to reduce spending. To a 9000000000. 00 budget deficit in the 1st quarter as a way revenues collapsed now the global fall in oil prices has pushed many governments to the brink but irans president says his countrys economy is able to cope better than most because u. S. Sanctions are forcing it to diversify he has a report from tehran. On the day u. S. Oil prices fell for than ever before iranian media seemed to relish the news many say the United States has used oil like a weapon against iran for years and its effectiveness was ending irans president said u. S. Sanctions had helped his country become less susceptible to the tumbling market iran he said is no less reliant on oil how many after hes as joomla mohammed only rich countries including us will hit by the situation some more some loose so we will be hit list in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an Oil Based Economy but still sells oil through back channels. If we want to say that irans economy was not affected by the Oil Price Drop i think thats wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions. Iran is trying to make up for lost oil revenue by manufacturing more goods it can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining and agriculture. The government says non oil exports to china and neighboring countries have increased but oil and gas are still vital to its economy iran has expanded Refining Capacity in recent years and unveiled a new oil field in the southwest of the country it also has a large domestic market because of u. S. Sanctions iran has been unable to freely so its oil the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as its main source of revenue but one of the things that leaders said they had to do was remove state subsidies on things like gas to ease the governments financial burden. In november last year the price of petrol at the pumps doubled in some cases tripled overnight it sparked the worst protest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution the death toll from the violent security crackdown that followed is still unclear when Global Oil Prices fell earlier this month some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldnt the price of gasoline and other crude products go down to said 1. 00 gasoline in the us and europe is cheaper than iran joked another a common saying here is that prices go up never down and theres another financial pinch coming the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes the same bus robbi old a 0 to hero thousands of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the pandemic that follows an agreement between israel and the Palestinian Authority last month some employers who are accused of dumping palestinian workers at checkpoints after they should call the 900. 00 sentence Rights Groups accuse israel of failing to and show workers safety there is need a brain is in bethlehem and says despite the health risks the workers are an important source of income for the Palestinian Authority. Thousands of palestinian workers are returning to their work in israel after a agreement has been made to allow them to go there and stay there for a couple of weeks this has been a daily commute for many workers but after the outbreak of coverage 19 an agreement has been made for them to stay in israel a similar agreement was made a couple of weeks ago but some of those workers said that they couldnt find suitable accommodation so they came back according to this agreement around 40000 palestinian workers are expected to cross into israel on sunday and monday they are workers in the agriculture industry and construction sectors they are important for the israeli economy and theyre also important for the Palestinian Economy they generate around 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 into the palestinians weak economy every year so its been a tough decision for the Palestinian Authority to make on the one hand around 74 percent of infractions have come from workers and those around them but at the same time theyre crucial for the economy that has already taken a heads because of closures because of covered 900. 00 on the way here weve passed through 2 palestinian checkpoints manned by Palestinian Security forces and they said that theyre only allowing entry to those who have originated permits and they can prove that they can stay in israel for a month now work spec to get those workers to come back in 3 weeks or so in time for the islamic holiday over at the footer and this is going to be the real test for palestinians they said their movement is going to be coordinated with the Palestinian Authority to ensure that they dont spread infections if and so its going to be a challenge for the Palestinian Authority which has already managed to kind of control the outbreak of course as 90. In other news israels new Coalition Government is yet to be sworn in but its already facing a major legal challenge judges that the Supreme Court has started hearing a case that argues it is illegal 8 separate petition to have been launched against a power sharing deal between the Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu and the new and white party of benny gantz an arrangement was weeds between the former rivals after 3 inconclusive elections in a year have fostered has more from western men. There are 2 things that the Israeli High Court passed that liberates on on monday they will decide on whether the deal struck between Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz is in fact legal the way that it gives both men a sort of a coequal status taking turns as Prime Minister but keeping that Prime Ministerial status something that netanyahu wants to continue to fight off his corruption charges something that dance wants to ensure that he will be given power in 18 months time but sunday is a day on which theyre deliberating on whether netanyahu is eligible to form a government as Prime Minister while under indictment the indications from the court of that there sketching out of position which does suggest that there is a huge amount of momentum towards that situation now after 3 Inclusive Elections after its clear that there is a majority in the knesset the Israeli Parliament for netanyahu and dance to have this power sharing government but still the court is also saying that it has the right to rule and it is questioning lawyers for netanyahu quite aggressively on whether it really is right for someone under indictment who hasnt yet formed an official government is still a caretaker to be Prime Minister of israel and hardly needs saying that the stakes in all this are exceptionally high the look could party of Benjamin Netanyahu says if the judges rule against any part of this deal thats it its off and they will go to another round of elections and indeed if the signing in of this unity government doesnt take place by thursday then the time limit on this whole deal will expire and again that would send israel to a 4th round of elections. Still ahead on the program. Was was demanding and says human Rights Groups call for an investigation after a prison riot in venezuela that killed more than 40 people and how one of the worlds most sophisticated Delivery Systems is helping to keep its 2nd biggest economy afloat. But. Now the rains pepi up again now its the seasonal stuff of the line should go from china towards japan was there is bumps on it and thats what is currently doing but most of the rain is not over the mainland of japan its out in the water weve got some rain turkey into her car and a temperature was coming up again 22 in tokyo beijing is it 22 has come down by about 10 degrees of the last few days and rain is gathering where you want to expect to gather in the middle of Southern China running out just touching will hand heading up towards shanghai if you see orange and you do thats the heavy downpours the darker blue is the steady rest of the heavy rain that seasonal must be expected equally we are into may we start to watch the winds turn around and we 1st will see the heaviest rain coming up so the bay of bengal this time the you get those big thunderstorms in bangladesh and northeast india we have seen then we might see a few more you certainly see cloud forming elsewhere in india showers in the north of pakistan and maybe around delhi as well and also india and plain most you know still rising tension and still rising humidity 44 youll see in that pool in yemen theres been yet more rain and flooding on the streets you can see the cloud disappearing and you could see a few more showers in the capital to come. But. I am putting. Ramadan a time of spirituality reflection and gratitude raise the flags all the flags every color in our. Aljazeera world well how we are how we reveals the stories behind some of the arab world songs and chants for the holy month this song touched the hearts of all arabs for ramadan songs on aljazeera. The war. Welcome back a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera nearly a 3rd of people in afghanistans capital could have contracted covered 19 according to a new study by the Health Ministry which suggests that infections in kabul might be far more widespread than its limited testing can detect russia has recorded as high as daily rays of corona virus infections another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive as to spite 5 weeks of frustrations and thousands of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the coronavirus on demick it follows an agreement between israel and the Palestinian Authority. That the un human rights commissioner is calling for an investigation into violence that scales more than 40 inmates in a venezuelan prison riot began over a demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food warning some of you may find the pictures interests of those record disturbing. Prisoners from a gentle penitentiary taken to a local hospital and dozens of them were hurt after a shootout at the prison located in the city of 190 around 450 kilometers away from us relatives were anxiously waiting outside counsel dont get it emma said and we want to know what really happened to a relatives weve been waiting since noon and we still dont know anything here in rights representatives have not turned up or anything like i want to know what happened and. Pictures shown in local media showed dozens of inmates dead the government says they were trying to escape but human Rights Groups say they were protesting for food and want a full investigation into what happened. Since venezuela imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 1000 visiting rights have been suspended prisoners rely on their relatives for food and medicines. But its not just in venezuela and rest has been on the rise in latin america on saturday in my now state capital of the state of a mass on as prisoners kidnapped 7 guards. Then set the prison on fire or thought he say they were trying to distract Security Forces to dig a tan and then escape the incident lasted for about 5 hours. But this operation was a success we had several hostages and all of them are alive there were no casualties on the police side in which there were people injured but nothing serious. Violence is a regular occurrence in brazilian prisons as rival gangs fight for control. But the situation is different this time prisons they live in america are overcrowded and lacks any taishan a ticking time bomb for the spread of colvin 1000. Whats going on is that prisoners are afraid because prisons are overcrowded conditions are bad in brazil for example there is no Running Water so how can you ask inmates to wash their hands restricting visitors is also a problem because its a lifeline for inmates that depend on them to get food hygiene products. Human Rights Groups say we do using overcrowding is needed to reduce the spread of disease. But it poses a major challenge for countries where resources are already running short. That is how will. Iran is set to reopen some mosques and schools on monday as it is to further eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions the move affects about a 3rd of districts which have been consistently free of the disease by president Hassan Rouhani is aging iranians to maintain social distancing iran is a worse hit country in the middle east on saturday reported its slowest daily rise in new infections in more than a month. At 10 tens of millions of people in china were confined to their homes during the strike. Down now although restrictions at the knees many afraid to venture outside even for basic supplies but thanks to trying to Home DeliveryNetwork Drivers into just 6 companies are helping the economy take over while people stay indoors contrary you has our report